section 6 Flashcards
(4 cards)
How did King George’s feelings toward the colonies change after the Boston Tea Party?
He decided that the issue was no longer about taxes but about britain’s control over the colonies. He became very angry and placed harsh laws on the colonies.
. The colonists took several actions to oppose the Intolerable Acts. Which action do you agree with the most and why?
They tried organize boycotts and menores. I agree with the boycott action because protesting could make a change and it gives people the right to choose what they want.
What new idea did Patrick Henry bring to the First Continental Congress?
Partick henry brought the idea that all of the colonies should think of themselves as one whole America and not separate places.
What decisions did the First Continental Congress make?
The decisions that the First Continental Congress made were to declare that the laws in the thirteen acts of Parliament violated the colonists’ rights, to boycott all British trade and goods, meaning that no British products could be spent in the colonies, and no colonial goods could be brought into Britain.
